breech delivery breech birth breech presentation | delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first |
country-dance country dancing contredanse contra danse contradance | a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
country house | a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
pill birth control pill contraceptive pill oral contraceptive pill oral contraceptive anovulatory drug anovulant | a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
birth canal | a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth |
Virgin Birth Nativity | the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father, Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles, the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas |
birth certificate | a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth |
country music country and western C and W | a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States, usually played on stringed instruments |
birth nativity nascency nascence | the event of being born, they celebrated the birth of their first child |
live birth | the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) |
posthumous birth | birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother |
posthumous birth | birth of a child after the father has died |
cross country | a long race run over open country |
country people countryfolk | people raised in or living in a rural environment, rustics |
country people countryfolk | people living in the same country, compatriots |
nation land country | the people who live in a nation or country, a statement that sums up the nation's mood, the news was announced to the nation, the whole country worshipped him |
commonwealth country | any of the countries in the British Commonwealth |
developing country | a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically |
foreign country | any state of which one is not a citizen, working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to |
state nation country land commonwealth res publica body politic | a politically organized body of people under a single government, the state has elected a new president, African nations, students who had come to the nation's capitol, the country's largest manufacturer, an industrialized land |
country club | a suburban club for recreation and socializing |
area country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography), it was a mountainous area, Bible country |
high country | an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline |
backwoods back country boondocks hinterland | a remote and undeveloped area |
fatherland homeland motherland mother country country of origin native land | the country where you were born |
birthplace place of birth | the place where someone was born |
buffer state buffer country | a small neutral state between two rival powers |
country state land | the territory occupied by a nation, he returned to the land of his birth, he visited several European countries |
old country | the country of origin of an immigrant |
country rural area | an area outside of cities and towns, his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country |
European country European nation | any one of the countries occupying the European continent |
Scandinavian country Scandinavian nation | any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia |
Balkan country Balkan nation Balkan state | any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula |
African country African nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
Asian country Asian nation | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent |
South American country South American nation | any one of the countries occupying the South American continent |
North American country North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
Central American country Central American nation | any one of the countries occupying Central America, these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments |
West Country | the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset) |
Bluegrass Bluegrass Country Bluegrass Region | an area in central Kentucky noted for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses |
birth | a baby born, an offspring, the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every births |
country doctor | a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital, do country doctors still make house calls? |
low-birth-weight baby low-birth-weight infant | an infant born weighing less than . pounds ( grams) regardless of gestational age, a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor |
country borage Coleus aromaticus Coleus amboinicus Plectranthus amboinicus | an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa, sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus |
active birth | childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant |
alternative birth alternative birthing | a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings |